One of the best players to ever play the game, Ichiro was a professional for 28 seasons between his time in Japan and the United ... friend and former teammate Ken Griffey Jr. Ichiro is known ...

Suzuki will be joining fellow franchise greats Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez in Cooperstown ... you energized fans in the Northwest, in Japan and around the world with both your skill ...

His #51 jersey will be retired in a pregame ceremony at T-Mobile Park on Aug. 9, joining Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr. (#24), Edgar ... League Baseball from Japan as a 27-year-old in 2001 ...

Ken Griffey Jr. has the third-highest percentage ... perhaps because he spent only nine seasons playing in Japan before he made the move to MLB prior to the 2001 season. In 19 MLB seasons ...